Two days after the terrorist bombings in London, British Prime Minister
Blair gave a high-profile interview on BBC Radio, which Associated
Press covered in this manner:

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain must defend against terrorism ― but
must also strive to understand the underlying causes of the violence,
which he identified as deprivation, lack of democracy and ongoing conflict in
the Middle East.

"I think this type of terrorism has very deep roots," Blair said. "As well as
dealing with the consequences of this ― trying to protect ourselves as much as
any civil society can ― you have to try to pull it up by its roots."

That meant boosting understanding between people of different religions,
helping people in the Middle East see a path to democracy andeasing the
conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, he said. (emphasis
added)

hat tip honest reporting

UPDATE

AP
Corrects: Blair Didn't Link Israel, BombingsIn the aftermath of last
week's terror attacks against London, the Associated Press issued multiple
stories reporting that British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave an interview on
BBC Radio in which he discussed the "very deep roots" of terrorism and linked
the attacks against his country to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On Sunday
the AP issued the following correction: "In a July 9 story about Prime Minister
Tony Blair's comments on overcoming global terrorism, the Associated Press
erroneously reported that he spoke of easing the conflict between Israel and the
Palestinians. Blair did not specifically mention the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict in his interview with the British Broadcasting Corp." (CAMERA)

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Two days after the terrorist bombings in London, British Prime Minister
Blair gave a high-profile interview on BBC Radio, which Associated
Press covered in this manner:

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain must defend against terrorism ― but
must also strive to understand the underlying causes of the violence,
which he identified as deprivation, lack of democracy and ongoing conflict in
the Middle East.

"I think this type of terrorism has very deep roots," Blair said. "As well as
dealing with the consequences of this ― trying to protect ourselves as much as
any civil society can ― you have to try to pull it up by its roots."

That meant boosting understanding between people of different religions,
helping people in the Middle East see a path to democracy andeasing the
conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, he said. (emphasis
added)

hat tip honest reporting

UPDATE

AP
Corrects: Blair Didn't Link Israel, BombingsIn the aftermath of last
week's terror attacks against London, the Associated Press issued multiple
stories reporting that British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave an interview on
BBC Radio in which he discussed the "very deep roots" of terrorism and linked
the attacks against his country to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On Sunday
the AP issued the following correction: "In a July 9 story about Prime Minister
Tony Blair's comments on overcoming global terrorism, the Associated Press
erroneously reported that he spoke of easing the conflict between Israel and the
Palestinians. Blair did not specifically mention the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict in his interview with the British Broadcasting Corp." (CAMERA)